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File List 1.2 does file renaming for free
I love it when I find freeware that is not only functional, but practical. File List is no exception. File List is an awesome utility that allows you to quickly and easily change batches of file names quickly. There are many types of ways you can rename the files including: find and replace, number, change case, and more. This is nearly identical to the Automator action "Rename Finder Items." However, for those of you who don't want to sit through creating an Automator workflow, then this might be the application for you! In my opinion, one of the coolest features of this application is being able to create a "droplet." These droplets allow you to simply set up the action you want, create the droplet, then just drag your files and drop them on it to run the action on the files.
This very creative piece of software also won a 3.5/5 from MacWorld's Mac Gems review. This software is available for free (donations accepted) from the Many Tricks website.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Peter Zich said 10:18AM on 2-05-2008
I use Renamer4Mac which is similar to this and also free. Great apps.
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Simon Arch said 11:53AM on 2-05-2008
Seconded. It's a great little app.
hallohallohola said 10:35AM on 2-05-2008
I use FileList1.2 very often. However it has an annoying issue: it doesn't show up as an app when you use cmd-tab to switch between open apps. And it doesn't have a menu. In fact, it doesn't seems an "app" at all.
Still very very useful.
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brian said 11:41AM on 2-05-2008
Yeah, that's pretty strange that there is no menu. I wonder why it's built like that...
robogobo said 5:34PM on 2-05-2008
it isn't an app, just a front for Automator scripts.
5cents said 10:37AM on 2-05-2008
I also use renamer4mac. While Filelist is a nicer looking (and better laid-out) program to me, it is PowerPC and not universal binary. To me that means it's ancient, boo!
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DFrakes said 2:55PM on 2-05-2008
FYI, as noted in the linked review, a Universal version of File List is in the works.
Chris said 10:53AM on 2-05-2008
What about the Script Menu.menu item. I've been using that since OSX was released. Under Finder Scripts is everything you need to batch rename a selection of files you have open in a Finder window. It's there, it's free, it's useful. No need for this "app" since it probably just calls the Applescript on everyone's machine.
I know, people who aren't me can't find the menu. I don't know why Apple hid it after 10.2 but it's still there in System > Library > Core Services > Menu Extras
It's one of the most useful collection of scripts for Apple day-to-day work and it's buried. Why?
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DFrakes said 2:58PM on 2-05-2008
Chris, I recommended the Finder scripts in the review Cory linked to. However, the available scripts are fairly limited; File List (and several other similar utilities) offer many more options and are considerably more powerful than the included AppleScripts.
Noah Dietterich said 1:16PM on 2-05-2008
Works great in the toolbar of my finder windows, since it picks up the selection without dropping and closes with cmd-W
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Rob said 2:08PM on 2-05-2008
FileList is still only a PPC Binary but it seems to work fine on Intel Macs via Rosetta. I wish they updated the program to a Universal Binary.
I prefer Renamer4Mac since it is a universal binary. If you are renaming a lot a files, Renamer4Mac will likely be faster.
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Robb said 6:27PM on 2-05-2008
I'm big on r-name myself, it's free and been around forever :)
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Peter Maurer said 5:17AM on 2-06-2008
>>[…] it is PowerPC and not universal binary. To me that means it's ancient, boo!
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Peter Maurer said 5:19AM on 2-06-2008
We're currently putting the finishing touches on an updated File List version! Thanks for your patience. :-)
I'm replying to my last comment since the tuaw blog software deleted the statement of my posting.